Two hours later they were still enjoying the lazy river and several more times down each of the slides. I had a hard time leaving the bar but when I saw them making another lap around the lazy river, I ran (the life guard embarrassed me with a loud whistle and a “no running sir”) and grabbed a tube, surprised the grand kids from the back, and tipped both of them into the river – feels good to get even. I politely declined and immediately headed to the bar and had a Waterslide – rum, pineapple juice, something blue, and more – excellent and much more relaxing then the Prairie Plunge, where I heard my wife’s screams! I took a good hard look at it (the slide reached the ceiling and then went straight down) and I couldn’t stop my heart from beating very fast, nor my legs from shaking. Once they thought that we were qualified and thoroughly tested on most of the slides, they said “you’re now ready for the Prairie Plunge” – which is an enclosed body slide hiding a 50 foot drop into the run out pool below. We went down several of their favorite rides with them and had a blast – I won all but one race down the 4 side-by-side mat e-Racer slide which may have been due to the extra weight from that delicious hamburger, some fries, a couple bites of a hot dog, and some nachos. They used very descriptive words like “man that Flow Rider was gnarly, the Texas Twist took us out side the building and it was awesome, and I about had my swimsuit wrapped around my belly when I went down the steep and fast Prairie Plunge!!!” Twenty five minutes later they were off again. They surprised me by swimming under my tube and startled me with a push into the lazy river – I think I’d been snoozing.Īs they stuffed down two hot dogs, fries, and some nachos at the Hungry Wave Cafe they told us all about each of the rides and how much fun they were. Epic Waters is frequently referred to as a “cruise ship on land” because of the long, narrow shape of the building and the striking glass walls that cover and encompass three of the four facility walls.Īs soon as the grand kids woke up and got out of the car, they both uttered “wow, that’s a cool looking cruise ship – but what’s it doing here and where is the waterpark?” Once we got inside, we got another “wow” and one grand kid said “I’m going on the Flow Rider” and the other said “I’m heading to the yellow slide – see you later.” I knew they would find us when they got hungry which was on our fourth lap in the lazy river named the Rio Grand. And the burger and fries and everything else we tasted were very good.Įpic Waters Indoor Waterpark is one part of a multiyear, 170-acre development that combines park space, recreation facilities, entertainment and more. Better yet, the chef actually brought the burger to the counter and asked me if it looks like what I wanted – that’s what I call service. A good example to demonstrate the commitment to service to the visitors is when I asked the food service person if I could have my burger medium rare, she said I think, let me check with the chef.” When I’ve asked for that before at other places, I’ve always gotten a blank stare and a “can’t do that!” Not the case at Epic Waters, the answer was “yes, we can!”.
What also sets Epic Waters apart from the other water parks is that their goal is “to make each and every guest smile on the way into and out of the park.” The staff to guest ratio seems very high and all of the life guards and Team Members are friendly, courteous, and helpful and committed to make sure your visit is fun and safe. We visited on a Wednesday morning shortly after the park opened and we were 4 of what seemed like only 100 other guests, which was fantastic because none of the slides and other features had a line, and it was like that the rest of the day – unlike some other parks we’ve been to where the wait seems like it’s up to 30 minutes or more. Epic Waters has a capacity of 1500 and there is lots of room to spread out and plenty of chairs, tables, and umbrellas so that even when the park is at capacity you don’t feel like a sardine. Under the roof are a variety of waterslides, surfing on the Flow Rider, a long lazy river, beautiful landscaping, funky blue umbrellas, and lots more.
The roof is really cool – it’s a beautiful curved open air retractable roof that is 160 feet wide by 384 feet long and reaches up to 83 feet high, which is just tall enough to cover the park’s water slide tower. Epic Waters is the first of its kind in Dallas-Fort Worth – an 80,000 square foot indoor/outdoor facility that’s open year round and loads of fun for everyone from 3 to 93.
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